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Pam Dyson

Licensed Professional Counselor, Registered Play Therapist, Parenting Coach and Child Development Expert. Founder and Director of the St. Louis Center for Play Therapy Training. Passionate about play.

Paint Chip Board Game

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Pinned onto Play Therapy from alphamom.com

Paperclip Puppets

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Forget Gender-Specific Toys and Select the Best Toys for Your Pre-Schooler

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Tissue box gobble monsters. Kids can whisper secrets to them or stick messages inside. The monster can gobble up bad dreams, etc.

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Water bottle bowling pins.

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Put feeling faces on water bottles (could also fill with rice or sand). Twist chenille stems into a circle and you have a ring toss game!

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Create customized game spinners.

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Pinned onto Play Therapy from senteacher.org

Printable Feelings Thought Bubble

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Paper Plate Ring Toss Game

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Use these fish cut outs to make fishing for feelings games.

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a happy wanderer: story stones...

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Add fabric scraps to stones with Mod Podge

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Magnetic Fishing Game

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Rock Dominoes

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Story Stones made with river rocks (from the dollar store) and stickers.

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Summer reading lists can be daunting even for avid readers, but turning the list into a Bookworm Game will make this task more enjoyable.

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Origami Finger Puppet

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Felted Finger Puppets

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Paper Bag Animal Puppets

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Rubber-Band Message Board

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This game improves relationships between parents and children.

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Inspired by Choice Theory, Reality Therapy and incorporating strengths - based ideas, Cars R Us is a conversation - building tool ideal for exploring feelings, responses and articulating goals.

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Emotes Coloring Book

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20 Ways to “Reset” When the Kids Are Having a Hard Day

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This is how you create a Teddy Bear from a sock

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Princess Clothes Pin Dolls

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Use this idea to create Feelings Totem Poles.

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Jurassic Sand is perfect for sandtrays.

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Top Three Parenting Mistakes and how you can correct them. www.pamdyson.com

by PamDysonPlayTherapy

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The Feelings Wheel Game

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60 Structured Games for the Treatment of ADHD, Low-Esteem, and Traumatized Children

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Finger puppet gloves

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Finger Puppets from Scrap Fabric

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DIY Family Finger Puppets and Theatre!

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How to… Make a Baby Doll

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Using bottles, rice or water and miniature objects you can create Discovery Bottles that will entertain and fascinate children. www.pamdyson.com

by PamDysonPlayTherapy

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Hand-painted blocks - Lisen Adbåge

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Help children learn to manage stress with this printable guide.

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Kids bored? Head to the kitchen, grab a cookie sheet and watch the fun unfold! Five Things To Do With a Cookie Sheet. www.pamdyson.com

by PamDysonPlayTherapy

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Is It Okay To Lie To Your Kids? www.pamdyson.com

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The Effects of Yelling at Your Child featuring Pam Dyson, MA, LPC, RPT. www.pamdyson.com

by PamDysonPlayTherapy

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Hit the thrift store to find materials you can re-purpose for play therapy.

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How to Keep your Cool with Your Kids.

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Pinned onto Parenting from startribune.com

This book follows a young girl as she tries to overcome her grief following her brother's death.

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This book encourages children to stop, listen, and reflect on their experiences and the world around them.

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Social Rules for Kids-The Top 100 Social Rules Kids Need to Succeed.

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How to Talk to an Autistic Kid

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Russell's World: A Story for Kids About Autism.

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